ES e-News for October 11, 2019

No School on Monday October 14
Monday October 14 is His Majesty The Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day. There is no school. Classes resume on Tuesday October 15. It will be an ‘F’ Day.

Thank you for joining us at our PARENT ENGAGE
We had a strong turn out for our most recent Parent Engage on Word Study with consultant, Fiona Hamilton.  Below are some “takeaways” to support you at home when your child asks, “how do you spell…..??”

ES Explore (ES After School Activities) 
Please note that Monday, October 14th– is a public holiday, no school, no ES Explore in session. ES Explore Activities are well underway. All of ES Explore have already hosted their 3rd session so there are no longer any changes permitted.

Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th

Intercultural Day – Friday, November 22

Cultures connecting through the Arts.

Intercultural Day is a ‘hands-on’ learning day to celebrate ISB’s rich intercultural diversity. Many of our ES classrooms are transformed by parents into cultural rooms so that our students can celebrate different traditions, food, dress, language, music, and geography throughout the day. With this year’s theme being focused on the Arts, we are excited for how this might influence students’ experiences in the cultural rooms.

A few details for parents:

• Students are invited to wear t-shirts representing various cultures instead of their uniform or P.E. uniform in the week leading up to Intercultural Day.
• On Intercultural Day (22th) students are welcome to dress in a way that represents a culture important to them.  
• Intercultural Day begins with an assembly. Parents are welcome to join the assembly, as we are gathering in Rajendra Hall. Parents will need to be seated by 7:45AM SHARP – so that the assembly can begin on time.

(Repeat) Raising Multilinguals Parent Workshop: Unlocking the World with a Family Language Plan
On Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 7:45 to 9:15 a.m. in MPB 1, ISB EAL and Native Language faculty and administrators will offer a workshop for parents from all divisions (ES, MS, HS) about maintaining students’ native languages while they also study in English at ISB. This will be similar to the Raising Multilinguals workshop offered in prior years, and is especially useful for new families.

 At this workshop, faculty and administrators will:

• Present reasons to maintain native language, based on research
• Describe language classes and resources available at ISB
• Discuss the importance of making a family language plan

Faculty will also lead small group discussions of how to nurture particular languages, how to support multilingual development at home, and how to make a language plan work.

Please join us! Parents of students in PreK through Grade 12 are welcome. For further information, please email: nativelanguage@isb.ac.th

(Repeat) BBSA – Baseball and softball registration open for 2019-20 season
Bangkok Baseball Softball Association (BBSA) has organized baseball/softball play for the past 59 years in Bangkok. There are leagues for boys and girls ages 4 yrs – 18 yrs.  Please note registration is open from now until November 1st. Current fees per player are THB 3,600. There is a late fee for registrations after November 1st.

You can make your payment at the Community Activity Office (CAO) or pay by Thai bank wire transfer.  Cash, credit cards and Thai baht checks are accepted for payment at the CAO office. The CAO Office is open Monday – Friday, 7:00AM to 11:00AM and 12:00PM to 3:00PM. 

Player assessment will be held between Monday, Nov 4th to Thursday, Nov 7th.  A specific schedule will be sent to parents and players soon. All players are strongly encouraged to attend their assessment sessions to allow the coaches to create fair and balanced teams.   

Opening day for baseball/softball is on Saturday, Nov 16th.  Games will generally be played on Saturdays with an occasional Friday evening game.  Games will continue every weekend until the league championships the weekend of February 14/15th.  There will be no games during the winter break at ISB but we will continue to play on Saturday, January 11th 2020. 

Please go to https://bangkokbaseball.org/ or https://www.isb.ac.th/student-life/activities/community-activities/bbsa-baseball-softball/ for more information and the registration link.  Please visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/217724271623929/.  If you have any questions, please contact Phil Walther at info@bangkokbaseball.org

(Repeat) ES Maker Space

We are excited to announce the return of our ES Maker Space!  This year, we will work to expand on our successful “Maker Pop-Up” from last year, further exploring how designing and making can support our learners. 

 In order to open ASAP, we are again seeking donations from our community. Please ensure any donations are clean and ready for use!  Drop them off in the wooden donation box in the ES Art/Music quad. We are currently seeking:

• Fabric/thread/yarn
• Cardboard (tubes, boxes, etc.)
• Egg cartons
• Interesting paper/newspaper
• Craft items (pom poms, buttons, beads, etc.)
• Wire

Should you have any ideas or questions about making in the ES or have ideas about other donations, please contact Nate Bailey: nateb@isb.ac.th

(Repeat) After School Supervision
Any elementary school student on campus outside of regular school hours, who is not participating in a school-sponsored event, must be actively supervised by an adult in charge, appointed by the family. This includes being in the elementary Learning Hub (library).

eNews Guidelines
Shelley Bragg
shelleyb@isb.ac.th

ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNewsletter guidelines below.

Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families for potential publication in our eNewsletters. The announcements are generally intended to highlight events that occur at ISB and/or highlight information about ISB.

What to include in the announcement

• A title for your announcement
• An email contact for further information

Where to submit your announcement
4publish@isb.ac.th is for announcements of interest to the entire ISB community.
naiyanar@isb.ac.th is for Elementary School (ES) announcements of interest to ES families.
phremjiz@isb.ac.th is for Middle School (MS) announcements of interest to MS families.
vijitl@isb.ac.th is for High School (HS) announcements of interest to HS families.

Your announcement will be submitted to the appropriate Principal and/or to our Director of Marketing and Communications for review. ISB reserves the right to determine which announcements will and will not be published, and to edit announcements that are approved for publication.

Frequency of eNewsletter mailings
The ISB eNewsletter that is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays. Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.

The ES, MS, and HS eNewsletters are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.

Calendar of Events
October  2019